Patents by Inventor Rakesh Agrawal
Rakesh Agrawal has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20210395169Abstract: Systems and processes for producing one or more alkenes from shale gas. The process includes at least two dehydrogenation reactors whereby propane, or a mixture of propane and butane, can be dehydrogenated in a first reactor and ethane can be dehydrogenated in a second reactor. The lighter components which serve as chemical inert and thermal mass are separated from the dehydrogenated product after each reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Zewei Chen
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Patent number: 11132410Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for providing a custom search engine. In one aspect, a first search query is received from a requestor. First search results contain search result items that match the first search query are Obtained. A least one sub-query is generated from the first search results. The generating is based on rules for a particular custom search engine. Second search results that match the sub-query are then obtained. A search result set is formed from a corpus that includes the first search results and the second search results. The generating of the search result set is based on the rules for the particular custom search engine. The search result set is provided to the requestor. In one aspect an interface for designing a custom search engine is provided. The interface allows the designer to specify the layout of a search results page.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: John C. Shafer, Rakesh Agrawal
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Publication number: 20210139796Abstract: A process to catalytically transform natural gas liquid (NGL) into higher molecular weight hydrocarbons includes providing an NGL stream, catalytically dehydrogenating at least a portion of the NGL stream components to their corresponding alkene derivatives, catalytically oligomerizing at least a portion of the alkenes to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons and recovering the higher molecular weight hydrocarbons. The NGL stream can be extracted from a gas stream such as a gas stream coming from shale formations. The higher molecular weight hydrocarbons can be hydrocarbons that are liquid at ambient temperature and ambient pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2018Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Jeffrey J. Siirola, Taufik Ridha, Yuri Li, Fabio H. Ribeiro, Jeffrey T. Miller
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Publication number: 20210116172Abstract: Systems and processes for upgrading natural gas liquids (NGL). A natural gas, preferably a shale gas, comprising methane and one or more natural gas liquids can be converted to one or more liquid hydrocarbons. Methane can be separated from the one or more liquid hydrocarbons using a liquid absorbent to provide a first separated stream comprising the methane from the converted stream and a second separated stream comprising the one or more liquid hydrocarbons from the converted stream. At least a portion of the one or more liquid hydrocarbons can be recycled as the liquid absorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: RAKESH AGRAWAL, ZEWEI CHEN
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Publication number: 20210067087Abstract: A photovoltaic system for generating electrical power on farmland while minimizing reduction of solar radiation incident on ground due to shadowing, including a photovoltaic module having a first photovoltaic face defining a first plane, a normal axis extending from the first plane, a first pivot axis extending through the photovoltaic module, a second pivot axis extending through the photovoltaic module, at least one motor operationally connected to pivot the photovoltaic module about at least one pivot axis, and an electronic controller operationally connected to at least one motor. An incident solar ray strikes the photovoltaic module at an angle of incidence defined as an intersection of the incident solar ray and the normal axis. The electronic controller sends signals to the at least one motor to maintain the angle of incidence as close as possible to ninety degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Peter Andrew Bermel, Allison Perna
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Patent number: 10855801Abstract: Collecting and distributing information related to recent content publication activity of an instant messaging (IM) user provides other users in a network with timely, relevant information about people known to the user or within the same social network. A user participating in a social network can quickly and efficiently perceive new information related to other users (referred to as co-users) in a social network by reviewing the co-users' recent content publication activity. A user may be made able to do so without requiring the co-user to send a communication directly to the user regarding the new facts or new content, and also without requiring the user to actively browse or request information about the co-user.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Christopher Armstrong, Alan Keister, Lark Dunham, Jennifer Granito, Steven Greenberg, Rakesh Agrawal, Michael Sommers, Carol A. Glover
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Publication number: 20200308088Abstract: Processes and systems for upgrading natural gas liquids. At least a portion of the natural gas liquid components in a shale gas stream can be dehydrogenated to their corresponding olefin derivatives prior to separating any methane from the liquids. Further processing subsequent to dehydrogenation could include various separations, oligomerizing olefins produced in the dehydrogenation step, recovering desired products, etc. The order of the processing steps subsequent to dehydrogenation could be adjusted in various cases.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Yiru Li
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Publication number: 20200308086Abstract: A process for producing olefins by cracking paraffins in the presence of methane. In the conventional steam cracking processes for olefin production, steam is used as a diluent in the feed mixture to the thermal cracker. In the processes provided herein, methane replaces steam as a diluent in the feed mixture to the thermal cracker. Replacing steam with methane as a diluent has a potential for cost savings in the construction and operation of a thermal cracking plant for olefin production. In addition, it leads to a much simpler cracking process compared to the conventional steam cracking technology as in the state of the art.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Peter Oladipupo
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Publication number: 20190335014Abstract: Collecting and distributing information related to recent content publication activity of an instant messaging (IM) user provides other users in a network with timely, relevant information about people known to the user or within the same social network. A user participating in a social network can quickly and efficiently perceive new information related to other users (referred to as co-users) in a social network by reviewing the co-users' recent content publication activity. A user may be made able to do so without requiring the co-user to send a communication directly to the user regarding the new facts or new content, and also without requiring the user to actively browse or request information about the co-user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Christopher ARMSTRONG, Alan KEISTER, Lark DUNHAM, Jennifer GRANITO, Steven GREENBERG, Rakesh AGRAWAL, Michael SOMMERS, Carol A. GLOVER
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Publication number: 20190324994Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for providing a custom search engine. In one aspect, a first search query is received from a requestor. First search results contain search result items that match the first search query are Obtained. A least one sub-query is generated from the first search results. The generating is based on rules for a particular custom search engine. Second search results that match the sub-query are then obtained. A search result set is formed from a corpus that includes the first search results and the second search results. The generating of the search result set is based on the rules for the particular custom search engine. The search result set is provided to the requestor. In one aspect an interface for designing a custom search engine is provided. The interface allows the designer to specify the layout of a search results page.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: John C. Shafer, Rakesh Agrawal
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Patent number: 10380199Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for providing a custom search engine. In one aspect, a first search query is received from a requestor. First search results contain search result items that match the first search query are obtained. A least one sub-query is generated from the first search results. The generating is based on rules for a particular custom search engine. Second search results that match the sub-query are then obtained. A search result set is formed from a corpus that includes the first search results and the second search results. The generating of the search result set is based on the rules for the particular custom search engine. The search result set is provided to the requestor. In one aspect an interface for designing a custom search engine is provided. The interface allows the designer to specify the layout of a search results page.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: John C Shafer, Rakesh Agrawal
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Patent number: 10333045Abstract: A method for obtaining copper arsenic chalcogen derived nanoparticles, including selecting a first precursor material from the group comprising copper, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, and mixtures thereof, selecting a second material from the group comprising sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and mixtures thereof, and then reacting both precursors in a solvent medium at conditions conducive to the formation of copper arsenic chalcogen derived nanoparticles.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Bryan William Boudouris, Robert B. Balow
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Patent number: 10334071Abstract: Collecting and distributing information related to recent content publication activity of an instant messaging (IM) user provides other users in a network with timely, relevant information about people known to the user or within the same social network. A user participating in a social network can quickly and efficiently perceive new information related to other users (referred to as co-users) in a social network by reviewing the co-users' recent content publication activity. A user may be made able to do so without requiring the co-user to send a communication directly to the user regarding the new facts or new content, and also without requiring the user to actively browse or request information about the co-user.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Oath Inc.Inventors: Christopher Armstrong, Alan Keister, Lark Dunham, Jennifer Granito, Steven Greenberg, Rakesh Agrawal, Michael Sommers, Carol A. Glover
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Patent number: 10025783Abstract: While a document, such as an e-book, is read by a user on a computing device such as an e-reader, concept phrases are extracted from the document. The extracted concept phrases may be words or phrases that match known concept phrases such as headings. Based on a universal concept phrase graph that includes nodes for each known concept phrase, core concept phrases are determined for the document. These core concept phrases are associated with nodes of the universal concept phrase graph that are located within a predetermined distance of nodes that represent the concept phrases extracted from the document. Each core concept phrase is combined with one or more of the concept phrases to generate multiple queries. These queries are submitted to search engines, and indicators of documents from the corresponding search results are presented to the user with the original document that is being read.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Sreenivas Gollapudi, Anitha Kannan, Krishnaram Kenthapadi, Nathaniel Dion Parrish
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Patent number: 9862844Abstract: A direct solution method based on a versatile amine-thiol solvent mixture which dissolves elemental metals, metal salts, organometallic complexes, metal chalcogenides, and metal oxides is described. The metal containing and metal chalcogenide precursors can be prepared by dissolving single or multiple metal sources, chalcogens, and/or metal chalcogenide compounds separately, simultaneously, or stepwise. Multinary metal chalcogenides containing at least one of copper, zinc, tin, indium, gallium, cadmium, germanium, and lead, with at least one of sulfur, selenium, or both are obtained from the above-mentioned metal chalcogenide precursors in the form of thin films, nanoparticles, inks, etc. Furthermore, infiltration of metal containing compounds into a porous structure can be achieved using the amine-thiol based precursors.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Ruihong Zhang, Bryce Chryst Walker, Carol Handwerker
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Patent number: 9783474Abstract: Described herein are processes for one-step delignification and hydrodeoxygenation of lignin fraction a biomass feedstock. The lignin feedstock is derived from by-products of paper production and biorefineries. Additionally described is a process for converting biomass-derived oxygenates to lower oxygen-content compounds and/or hydrocarbons in the liquid or vapor phase in a reactor system containing hydrogen and a catalyst comprised of a hydrogenation function and/or an oxophilic function and/or an acid function. Finally, also described herein is a process for converting biomass-derived oxygenates to lower oxygen-content compounds and/or hydrocarbons in the liquid or vapor phase in a reactor system containing hydrogen and a catalyst comprised of a hydrogenation function and/or an oxophilic function and/or an acid function.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: William Nicholas Delgass, Rakesh Agrawal, Fabio Henrique Ribeiro, Basudeb Saha, Sara Lynn Yohe, Mahdi M Abu-Omar, Trenton Parsell, Paul James Dietrich, Ian Michael Klein
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Patent number: 9738799Abstract: A direct solution method based on a versatile amine-thiol solvent mixture which dissolves elemental metals, metal salts, organometallic complexes, metal chalcogenides, and metal oxides is described. The metal containing and metal chalcogenide precursors can be prepared by dissolving single or multiple metal sources, chalcogens, and/or metal chalcogenide compounds separately, simultaneously, or stepwise. Multinary metal chalcogenides containing at least one of copper, zinc, tin, indium, gallium, cadmium, germanium, and lead, with at least one of sulfur, selenium, or both are obtained from the above-mentioned metal chalcogenide precursors in the form of thin films, nanoparticles, inks, etc. Furthermore, infiltration of metal containing compounds into a porous structure can be achieved using the amine-thiol based precursors.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Ruihong Zhang, Bryce Chryst Walker, Carol Handwerker
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Publication number: 20170236989Abstract: A method for obtaining copper arsenic chalcogen derived nanoparticles, including selecting a first precursor material from the group comprising copper, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, and mixtures thereof, selecting a second material from the group comprising sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and mixtures thereof, and then reacting both precursors in a solvent medium at conditions conducive to the formation of copper arsenic chalcogen derived nanoparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Bryan William Boudouris, Robert B. Balow
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Patent number: 9720914Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer storage media are provided for generating rich navigational study aids for electronic books. For a particular section of interest in a document, one or more related sections for providing additional context to the particular section are determined. The related sections are ranked based on a score indicating significance to the particular section. Based on a user's information processing preference, a set of ranked navigational links to each related section is presented to the user for additional context related to the particular section.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Krishnaram Kenthapadi, Anitha Kannan, Sreenivas Gollapudi
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Patent number: 9630845Abstract: Presented herein is a method for obtaining a dissolved selenium liquid mixture from solid selenium. The method involves mixing an amine solvent and a thiol solvent with the solid selenium to produce a liquid intermediate solution and removing a sulfur containing compound from the liquid intermediate solution to produce a dissolved selenium liquid mixture. A method for obtaining dissolved sulfur liquid mixture by mixing an amine with a thiol to produce a liquid solution that dissolves sulfur to produce a dissolved sulfur liquid mixture is also presented. In addition, a method for obtaining a dissolved sulfur and selenium liquid mixture from solid selenium and solid sulfur by mixing an amine solvent with a thiol solvent is presented.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Bryce Chryst Walker